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...what should the patient bargain hunter be buying in Asia today? Wadhwaney suggests looking at out-of-favor Japanese stocks such as Asatsu-DK Inc., an advertising agency that's "extremely cash rich," well positioned in an industry that's ripe for consolidation, and "very cheap." He also likes Nichicon Corp., a producer of aluminum capacitors?ubiquitous components in electronic products. It's an acutely cyclical industry that's deeply depressed, but Nichicon?like every company Wadhwaney owns?is so well capitalized that it will undoubtedly survive while he waits for the downturn to pass. In the meantime, he adds...
During lunch, try Via Matta’s wonderful grilled Paninos—the Prosciutto, robiola, tomato, and truffle ($14) is the perfect combination of crisp bread, seductive cheese, and achingly ripe tomatoes. Accompanied by Tuscan fries—crisp half-moons of potatoes dusted with rosemary and salt—the sandwich makes an ideal midday meal...
...fast after a draining record of 40 draws. Then World Chess Federation President Florencio Campomanes, a close friend of Karpov's, abruptly stopped play because, he said, players, officials and organizers were exhausted. The real reason, many insiders charged, was that the champion was physically and psychologically frazzled, ripe for a humiliating defeat. An enraged Kasparov shook his fist: "They are trying to deprive me of my chance!" Later he sneeringly told the German magazine Der Spiegel: "Karpov views the title 'world champion' as a natural prefix to his family name...
...whose businesses have included tailor-made clothes for women, beanbag-like hammocks, and mushrooms. Just as in real VC handshakes, deals can unravel during postshow due diligence. There's a Clay Aiken effect too. Like the Idol loser who flourished, Dragon rejects have found cash elsewhere. Dragons' Den looks ripe for the U.S., venture capital's home. Sony is talking with a U.S. network, rumored to be Discovery. --By Mark Halper
What those developers are only starting to realize is that deserts are not what they appear to be. Arid, sparsely vegetated and seemingly inhospitable, they look like nature's waste lots, ripe for occupation and improvement. Even the word desert implies "unoccupied." But despite the shortage of water and wide temperature fluctuations, deserts are the host of a wide variety of species, each of which has adapted in its way to life in a desert ecosystem. Couch's spadefoot toads can live underground for much of their lives, awaiting some moisture before they come up and breed. Saguaro cacti...